Neuropsychology - Standards
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Neuropsychological assessment of HIV-infected populations in international settings.

18 May 2009 Resource-limited regions of the world represent the areas most affected by the global HIV epidemic. Currently, there are insufficient data on the neurocognitive effects of HIV in these areas and neuropsychological studies that have been carried out ... Read more...

On percentile norms in neuropsychology: proposed reporting standards and methods for quantifying the uncertainty over the percentile ranks of test scores.

24 Mar 2009 Normative data for neuropsychological tests are often presented in the form of percentiles. One problem when using percentile norms stems from uncertainty over the definitional formula for a percentile. (There are three co-existing definitions and ... Read more...

Race-norming of neuropsychological tests.

17 Mar 2009 Recent studies in the United States indicate that some neurologically intact minority groupings perform well below White Americans on neuropsychological tests. This has sparked the production of race-norms, especially for African Americans, that ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Neuropsychology - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Autism is a Portmanteau syndrome. 24 May 2009
• Neuropsychological assessment of HIV-infected populations in international settings. 18 May 2009
• Autism overflows with syntheses. 14 May 2009
• Chronic stress and pain - a plea for a concerted research program. 8 Apr 2009
• On percentile norms in neuropsychology: proposed reporting standards and methods for quantifying the uncertainty over the percentile ranks of test scores. 24 Mar 2009
• Race-norming of neuropsychological tests. 17 Mar 2009
• Professional considerations for improving the neuropsychological evaluation of Hispanics: a National Academy of Neuropsychology education paper. 15 Mar 2009
• Recommendations for diagnosing a mild traumatic brain injury: a National Academy of Neuropsychology education paper. 15 Mar 2009
• Traumatic brain injury and forensic neuropsychology. 27 Feb 2009
• Best practice guidelines for forensic neuropsychological examinations of patients with traumatic brain injury. 27 Feb 2009
• Forensic neuropsychological evaluations in an academic medical center. 27 Feb 2009
• Clinical myths of forensic neuropsychology. 30 Jan 2009
• Methodological challenges in causal research on racial and ethnic patterns of cognitive trajectories: measurement, selection, and bias. 24 Sep 2008
• Critical issues in cultural neuropsychology: profit from diversity. 22 Sep 2008
• Cross-examining dissociative identity disorder: neuroimaging and etiology on trial. 30 Dec 2007
• Official position of the military TBI task force on the role of neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology in the evaluation, management, and research of military veterans with traumatic brain injury. 30 Dec 2007
• How many is enough? Determining optimal sample sizes for normative studies in pediatric neuropsychology. 30 Oct 2007
• Response to Bigler (2007): the sky is not falling. 2 Oct 2007
• American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) practice guidelines for neuropsychological assessment and consultation. 27 Feb 2007
• A motion to exclude and the 'fixed' versus 'flexible' battery in 'forensic' neuropsychology: challenges to the practice of clinical neuropsychology. 25 Dec 2006

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Technical information about 'Neuropsychology'

Definition: A branch of psychology which investigates the correlation between experience or behavior and the basic neurophysiological processes. The term neuropsychology stresses the dominant role of the nervous system. It is a more narrowly defined field than physiological psychology or psychophysiology.

Descriptor UI: D009484

Alternative terms: Neuropsychology; Neuropsychologies;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F04.096.795.600; H01.158.782.795.110;

History Note: 85

Technical Notes: SPEC: not for coord of NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES /psychol; IM, SPEC qualif; NIM coord, no qualif; DF: NEUROPSYCHOL